Earthquakes in Wyoming

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The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more in Wyoming was M 2.7, 5 km E of Hoback, Wyoming, at 6:18 pm MST on 6 November 2026, 5 km deep. 1 person reported feeling it to USGS.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded in Wyoming in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours: 0
Last 7 days: 2
Last 30 days: 5 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 27
Last 12 months: 248 · largest M 4.7 on 22 January 2026
Since 2016: 3,538 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
Largest since 2016: M 4.8 on 27 August 2016, 4 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming

Latest quake, 24 hours and 7 days: the QuakeIndex database, which reads USGS every 30 seconds, read at 8:54 pm MST on 11 November 2026; 30 days and 12 months: the QuakeIndex catalogue, counted to 6:09 pm MST on 11 November 2026 · earthquakes of M1.5 or more in Wyoming, where USGS names the state in the location

Quiet QuakeIndex 11 / 100

5 quakes of M1.5 or larger in the last 7 days in Wyoming. Normal for here is 6 to 12 in a week.

Compared against Wyoming's own 10 years · USGS catalogue · updated 2026-11-12 00:51:59 UTC

If you felt one

Was that an earthquake? — checks what was recorded near you in the last hour
Report what you felt to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us, and they are what produces the intensity maps
Expect aftershocks, and be ready to Drop, Cover, and Hold On if you feel one; if you are in a damaged building, go outside and move away from it (Ready.gov, FEMA; what to do during and after an earthquake)

QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.

The last 30 days

Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M2.1–M3.3), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

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Live · last 7 days

Latest earthquakes in Wyoming

None in Wyoming in the latest snapshot we hold; the full 7 days load from USGS as this page opens.

Source USGS · snapshot of 2026-11-12 01:09 UTC

The last 7 days on the map

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Every earthquake in Wyoming in the last 7 days, from the USGS feed. Colour and size are magnitude; tap one for its page.

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Largest on record in and around Wyoming

Magnitude	When	Where
M 4.8	2016-08-27	4 km ENE of Bondurant, Wyoming
M 4.7	2026-01-22	40 km S of Evanston, Wyoming
M 4.4	2017-06-16	12 km E of Hebgen Lake Estates, Montana
M 4.2	2022-05-11	36 km S of Silver Gate, Montana
M 4.1	2023-01-23	11 km E of Wright, Wyoming
M 4.0	2016-02-26	23 km SE of Kelly, Wyoming
M 4.0	2017-11-03	57 km S of Ten Sleep, Wyoming
M 4.0	2021-07-20	26 km ESE of Wright, Wyoming

From the QuakeIndex catalogue, built from the USGS FDSN event service · inside a rectangle drawn around Wyoming, which takes in some ground over its borders.

Before 2016: the largest in Wyoming since 1900

The USGS record from 1900 to 2015 lists 8 earthquakes of M5 or more in and just off Wyoming:

5.9 26 km SSE of Mammoth, Wyoming 1975
5.3 29 km W of Esterbrook, Wyoming 1984
5.2 8 km SE of Little America, Wyoming 1995
5.1 51 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana 1973
5.0 62 km ESE of West Yellowstone, Montana 1973
5.0 37 km W of Gillette, Wyoming 1984
5.0 10 km W of Atlantic City, Wyoming 1984
5.0 20 km ESE of Kelly, Wyoming 2004

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015, each epicentre counted for the state whose nearest county it is. Epicentres of early earthquakes are estimates. This is the record, not a forecast.

The busiest mapped faults in Wyoming

Red Canyon fault — 127 quakes of M2.5+ within 10 km since 2016
Bear River fault — 3 quakes of M2.5+ within 10 km since 2016

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database and the QuakeIndex catalogue. Every major fault →

The most active counties in Wyoming

County	M1.5+ in 10 years	This week
Teton County	882	Quiet (0)

Counted within each county page's own radius from the QuakeIndex catalogue (USGS, M1.5+, ten years).

Towns in Wyoming with the most earthquakes named after them

Green River 54 M2.5+ named after it · Jackson 26 M2.5+ named after it · Star Valley Ranch 11 M2.5+ named after it · Saratoga 11 M2.5+ named after it · Hoback 9 M2.5+ named after it · Evanston 7 M2.5+ named after it · Lander 7 M2.5+ named after it · Casper 5 M2.5+ named after it · Thermopolis 5 M2.5+ named after it · Riverton 4 M2.5+ named after it · Worland 4 M2.5+ named after it

Each town page lists every M1.5+ earthquake within 30 km since 2016 and the ones USGS named after it. Town names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

Counties in Wyoming

Be ready

Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.

Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces